Bengaluru: Actor Kishore Kumar G of 'Kantara' fame has been appointed as the ambassador for the 16th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFes) on Thursday.

Hubballi (Karnataka): A large number of shops and business establishments remained shut, affecting normal life for most of the day on Thursday in the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad, in response to the bandh called by various Dalit organisations to protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s alleged derogatory remarks against B R Ambedkar.

Bengaluru: Hassan City Municipal Commissioner T N Narasimha Murthy was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from a contractor on Thursday.

Bengaluru: BJP leader C T Ravi on Thursday recorded his statement before the CID officer probing the attack on him during the last day of the Belagavi Legislature session on December 19.

Ramanagara (Karnataka): Three of a family, including two children, were killed after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a KSRTC bus here on Thursday morning, police said.

Naxalism has "more or less" ended in Karnataka, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday, following the surrender of six Maoists. He also strongly defended their surrender before Chief Minister Siddaramaiah amid criticism.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah advising him to personally look into BJP MLC C T Ravi's complaint alleging "police atrocity" in Belagavi, after the legislature session last month, and take necessary action.

Bengaluru: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre announced that restricted vehicular movement, including two buses and one ambulance, will be permitted inside the Bandipur forest area during nighttime hours. This decision marks a slight relaxation of the strict night travel ban that has been in place to protect the sensitive wildlife habitat.